Hinge.



N. GUDEMAN. D.

} HINGE. I APPLICATION FILED APIL'B, 1908. I

PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

UNITED sTATES NATHAN GUDEMAN, OF WOLGOTT, INDIANA.

HINGE 'bpecifi'cation of Letters Patent.

Patented-July 28, 1908.

. Application filed April 8, 1908. Serial No. 425,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN GUDEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at W01, cot t, in the county of White and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of whichthe .following is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges, and has articular reference to thattype of hinges esi ned es ecially for use on doors for barns,

stab es, ce ars, and the like, and also for hinged windows, blinds,shutters, etc. In fact it is desi ed for use on all sorts of deviceswhere hinges are intended to be used.

The several advantages of this improved I form of hinge are fully setforth hereinafter,

will and illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which,

igure 1 is a perspective view indicatin' a door equipped with apair ofhinges of t e character set forth hereinafter, the door being closed;Fig. 2 is a vertical view of the same door, the door being held in openposition; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view throu h one of thehin'es, the door being close and indicating t e relation between a thelocking bolt and the other elements of the invention; Fig. 4 is adetail, on an enlarged scale, showing. an end view of one of the hinges,looking toward the edge of the door;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the ribbed member of the hinge, and Fi6 is a corresponding view of a slight mo ification to be hereinafterdescribed.

Throughout the following description and on the several figures of thedrawings similar parts are referred to by corresponding referencecharacters.

In the main figures of the drawings the invention is shown as apipliedto an ordinarytype of swinging barn oor 10. Each. hinge comprises twostraps or wings 11 and 12, the

wing 11 being shown as secured to a fixed part of the building and thewing 12 being secured to the door. Each member or win is'made preferablyof sheetmetal, 'stam 'e and pressed in the proper form, althoug it eunderstood that suchparts may be made of any suitable materia and in anypreferred manner so long as the essential eatures of the inventionherein set forth are not departed from. The win 11 is shown as beingsubstantiallywshape a body portion 13 of which is flat and lies againstthe face of the building. The ends 14 of said member are bent over uponthemselves to form knuckles 15, the extreme ends 14 lying against thebody portion 13. The fastening .means for the hinge preferably assthrough the ends 14 as well as through t e body portion .13 in securingthe same in place.

The member 12 is rovided with an extended arm 16 which ies snuglyagainst the inner face of the door 10 and referably extends .across oralmost entirey across the widthof the door." The member 12 also includesa short arm 17 which embraces the outside of the door adjacent to thepivot of the hinge, addin greatly to the strength at this much desiredpoint, the arms 16 and 17 being parallel to each other.-

As plainly indicated in the drawings an I member 12 in order to form thearms 16 and 17 andthe knuckle between them is bent upon itself, formingthe knuckle 18 and a shoulder 19 which extends across the .rear

edge of thGdOOI, bringing the arm 16.upon the inner face of the door asabove stated. It

all of which the usual pivot in 20 passes.

The door may be slightly mortised at its edge to receive the shoulder19, in order that the door may snugly fit within the door opening. Thestructure 0 fully avoids the usual isadvanta e of the ordinarystrap-hinge bending and ecoming loose at or near the pivotal end,inasmuch as the member 12. rigidly embraces the door both inside andoutside. The arm 16 furthermore includes in addition to that portionwhich lies flat a ainst the inner face of the door a rib 21, wichextends longitudinall of said armthroughout its length and Whicserves several ortant functions. rib 21 is substantia ly cylindrical onthe side away from'the door and is exceedingly strong for this reason,giving a great amount of'rigidit I to the arm 16.without an unnecessaryweig t of material, and thereby rendering the The device com arativelyinexpensive for manufacture. hinges thus described, t e usual battenswhich ordinaril serve to hold the main door members toget er and towhichthe usual hin es are commonly secured may be entireIy omitted. The arms16 take the place of such cross pieces, the usual screws or fastoningmeans 22 passin directly through the ith a door e uipped with door flatflanges of the mem ers 16'into the door and thereby the door is held asa'unitarv through the flat edges .of the arms 16. The

When used the brace will be effectively se- Y cured in place by thefasteners 24 and, 26 and the door may be locked in either its closed orstructure. By the provision of the strengthening ribs 21 the door may bebraced if found necessary by a member 23 which extends between andcooperates with the ribs 21, the ends of the brace 23 being secured toand by cooperation with the ribs 21'directly in en agement with itsends, the door will not bfiiable to sag. Should, however, such takeplace any time, the fastener may be removed and the brace set over so asto permit the fastener 26 to be replaced through one of the other holesof the series, and thereby the door will be properly reshaped. A stillfurther function for the rib 21 is to provide a convenient socket for aslide bolt 27, whereby open position by 006 eration of said bolt 27 witha catch 28. ll spring 29 is located within the rib 21, and tendsnormally to eject the bolt outwardly so as to cooperate with either ofthe catches 28. The coil spring 29 may be of an desired length, and ifthe length of the rib is too great for the spring to be used a block 30may be secured at any desired point in the length of said rib toconstitute a fixed abutment for the spring. In-

order to manipulate the bolt it is provided with a finger piece 31projecting aterallyj througha slot 32 formed in the rib, so that thebolt may-be readily moved when the door has-been held open. On the otherside of the bolt .is' a corresponding finger piece 33 extending througha slot 34- in the door, and whereby thedoor may be unlocked in order toopen it.

In Fig. 6 there shown a form of the invention ada ted for lighter workand of slightly simp er construction. in this form of the invention thestrengthening and bracing rib is omitted from the arm 16, but with.respect to its means for embracing the edge of the door and serving as asubstitute for the usual cross batten of the door this form of theinvention is similar to that before described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

n combination with a door com Josed of a plurality of elements, thehereind escribed hinge comprising two wings composed preferably of sheetmetal and provided with cooperating knuckles, the structure of suchWings belng bent to form such knuckles, one

of said wings comprising an arm on the outside of the dooradjacent toits knuckle, a shoulder extendin g laterally therefrom across the rearedge of the door, a long rigid arm extending from the said shoulderacross the in- 1 side of the said door elements parallel to the firstmentioned arm, and fastening means passed through said latter arm tosecure all of the elements of the door together and to said arm,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof l. aiiix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

NQYII'IAN GUUEMAN Witnesses:

Louis HiNcmL-m, FRANK Ganvrnn.

